Surfing on a Rocket

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"Surfing on a Rocket"
Air - Surfing on a Rocket.png
Single by Air
from the album Talkie Walkie
B-side
Released9 April 2004 (2004-04-09)
Genre
Length3:43
Label
Songwriters
Producers
Air singles chronology
"Cherry Blossom Girl"
(2004)		"Surfing on a Rocket"
(2004)		"Alpha Beta Gaga"
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
PopMatters Unfavourable [5]

"Surfing on a Rocket" is a song by French electronic music duo Air from their third studio album, Talkie Walkie (2004). It was released on 9 April 2004 as the album's second single and features additional vocals by singer Lisa Papineau. [6] In the United States, "Surfing on a Rocket" was released as an EP on 19 October 2004. The track also appears on the soundtrack to the football video game FIFA Football 2005 .

Contents

Music video

The accompanying music video was directed by Antoine Bardou-Jacquet and Romain Guillon.

Track listings

  1. "Surfing on a Rocket" (edit) – 2:41
  2. "Surfing on a Rocket" (remixed by Zongamin) – 3:27
  3. "Surfing on a Rocket" (remixed by Juan MacLean) – 7:01
  4. "Surfing on a Rocket" (Tel Aviv Rocket Surfing Remake – remixed by Nomo Heroes) – 5:21
  5. "Surfing on a Rocket" (To the Smiling Sun Remix – remixed by Joakim) – 6:31
A1. "Surfing on a Rocket" (album version) – 3:42
A2. "Surfing on a Rocket" (To the Smiling Sun Remix – remixed by Joakim) – 6:31
B1. "Surfing on a Rocket" (remixed by Juan MacLean) – 7:01
B2. "Surfing on a Rocket" (Tel Aviv Rocket Surfing Remake – remixed by Nomo Heroes) – 5:21
A. "Surfing on a Rocket" (Joakim remix) – 6:31
B1. "Surfing on a Rocket" (Juan MacLean remix) – 7:01
B2. Surfing on a Rocket" (original mix) – 3:42
  1. "Surfing on a Rocket" (music video) – 3:42
  2. "Cherry Blossom Girl" (music video – director's cut) – 3:50
  3. "Surfing on a Rocket" (remixed by Zongamin) (audio) – 3:27
  4. "Easy Going Woman" (audio) – 4:31
  5. "Sex Born Poison" (demo) (audio) – 3:11
A1. "Surfing on a Rocket" (album version) – 3:42
A2. "Surfing on a Rocket" (remixed by Juan MacLean) – 7:01
B1. "Surfing on a Rocket" (To the Smiling Sun Remix – remixed by Joakim) – 6:31
B2. "Surfing on a Rocket" (remixed by Zongamin) – 3:27
B3. "Surfing on a Rocket" (Tel Aviv Rocket Surfing Remake – remixed by Nomo Heroes) – 5:21
A. "Surfing on a Rocket" (edit) – 2:41
B. "Surfing on a Rocket" (remixed by Zongamin) – 3:27
  1. "Surfing on a Rocket" (Tel Aviv Rocket Surfing Remake – remixed by Nomo Heroes) – 5:21
  2. "Alpha Beta Gaga" (Mark Ronson Vocal Mix) (featuring Rhymefest) – 4:37
  3. "Easy Going Woman" (previously unreleased) – 4:31
  4. "Surfing on a Rocket" (remixed by Juan MacLean) – 7:01
  5. "Alpha Beta Gaga" (Jackson remix) – 4:21
  6. "Surfing on a Rocket" (To the Smiling Sun Remix – remixed by Joakim) – 6:31
  7. "Alpha Beta Gaga" (Mark Ronson Instrumental Mix) – 3:10

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
France (SNEP) [14] 100
US Hot Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [15] 48
US Hot Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [16] 3

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
France9 April 2004
 [17] [18]
13 April 2004 DVD single [19]
United Kingdom19 April 200412-inch single [20]
France26 May 2004 7-inch single [21]
United States19 October 2004 EP (CD) Astralwerks [13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Air: Talkie Walkie, PopMatters". 3 March 2004.
  2. ↑ Strong, Martin (10 October 2006). "Air". The Essential Rock Discography. Canongate Books. pp. 15–16. ISBN   1-84195-860-3.
  3. ↑ Edwards, Luke (September 7, 2024). "Best Air Songs: 10 Downtempo Tracks To Chill Out To". Dig! . Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ Bush, John. "Surfing on a Rocket – Air". AllMusic . Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Sogn, Emily (12 December 2004). "Air: Surfing on a Rocket EP". PopMatters . Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  6. ↑ Talkie Walkie (liner notes). Air. Virgin Records. 2004. 72435 966002 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ "Surfing on a Rocket" (French CD maxi single). Air. Source/Virgin Records. 2004. 7243 5 48692 2 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ "Surfing on a Rocket" (French 12-inch single). Air. Source/Virgin Records. 2004. 7243 5 48692 6 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ "Surfing on a Rocket" (French 12-inch single). Air. Source. 2004. VSTD VT 31871B.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ "Surfing on a Rocket" (French DVD single). Air. Source/Virgin Records. 2004. 724359956893.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ↑ "Surfing on a Rocket" (UK 12-inch single). Air. Source/Virgin Records. 2004. 07243 5 487106 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ↑ "Surfing on a Rocket" (French 7-inch single). Air. Source/Virgin Records. 2004. 7243 5 48692 7 3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. 1 2 "Surfing on a Rocket: Air". Amazon (US). Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  14. ↑ "Air – Surfing on a Rocket" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  15. ↑ "Air Chart History (Hot Singles Sales)". Billboard . Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  16. ↑ "Air Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  17. ↑ "Surfing on a rocket – Maxi CD : Air". Amazon (France) (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  18. ↑ "Surfing on a rocket – 12" : Air". Amazon (France) (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  19. ↑ "AIR : Surfing on a rocket [DVD Single]". Amazon (France) (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  20. ↑ "Surfing on a Rocket [12" VINYL]: Air". Amazon (UK). Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  21. ↑ "Air – Surfing on a Rocket (French 7")". HTFR. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
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